ᐅ Priming the Utility Room Walls – Fresh Screed

Hello,

I was advised to prime the area around the heating system in the utility room shortly before installation, as this is reportedly difficult to do afterward, and many homeowners tend to skip it.

The situation is that at the time I could paint, there will be fresh (but already walkable) screed, and the walls are not yet dry. They have a gypsum skim coat a few millimeters thick.

Usually, it is recommended to work on the walls only after the building has been dried. However, since this is not about achieving a perfect result (but rather an improvement compared to not painting the area at all or doing so under very difficult conditions), it might be acceptable to overlook this? Or are there other reasons besides the quality of the finish to wait for the drying process?

How would you approach this?

Hausbaer schrieb:

How would you approach this?

We were also given the option to do the painting ourselves. We gladly took it on: it was the first productive task we were allowed to do ourselves in the house.
It turned out to be a nice paint job, including priming with emulsion paint. The plaster can also dry properly with the paint applied.

Exactly. Apply deep primer, then dispersion paint. It will dry over time.

Did you paint directly on the plaster? Regarding emulsion paint, I have read that it is not suitable for plaster because it seals it. Our utility room is in the basement; should you pay special attention to the type of paint when painting basement rooms?

So, our entire house, except for the bathrooms, has gypsum plaster walls. My brother is a master painter. He and I did everything ourselves—sanding, filling, sanding again, primer, and Sto basic emulsion paint. This is technically completely fine. In the bathrooms and kitchen, we applied fiberglass and painted with latex. K.

Hausbaer schrieb:

Did you paint directly on the plaster?

No... primer first...